Superintendent: district falls below Indiana teacher‑compensation threshold; appeal denied
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Summary
Superintendent Dr. Stevens told the board the Indiana Department of Education found School City of Mishawaka below the 62% teacher‑compensation threshold (district reported 61.91%) because substitute teacher costs were omitted from Form 9; the district appealed and was denied.
Superintendent Dr. Stevens reported to the School City of Mishawaka board on Nov. 5 that the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has notified the district it did not meet the statutory teacher‑compensation threshold for state tuition support.
Dr. Stevens said the district’s Form 9 submission produced a teacher‑compensation ratio of 61.91%, below the required 62%. He said the district omitted substitute‑teacher costs from the Form 9 calculation; had those costs been allowed, the district would exceed the 62% threshold. The district filed an appeal, which Dr. Stevens said was denied by IDOE. He noted the threshold will increase to 65% for the next year.
No board action was required on the item. Dr. Stevens said the notice will be posted on the district website as required and the administration will continue to work to comply with the state reporting and funding rules.
Provenance (transcript evidence): topicintro: 00:55:12 "...the Indiana Department of Education has specific, financial thresholds for school corporations. Tonight, I'm providing the board and general public, notice that School of Mishawaka has been notified that we are noncompliant with our teacher compensation." topfinish: 00:57:04 "...next year, that percentage actually goes up to 65% of education fund dollars needs to go to teacher compensation."